Turning Method Engineering into Reality

1. Turning Method Engineering Support into Reality MARIO CERVERA, MANOLI ALBERT, VICTORIA TORRES AND VICENTE PELECHANO

2. Agenda Motivation Overview of the proposal MDD infrastructure Methodological framework Real aplication contexts Prototype demo Conclusions and further work

3. 1of4 Motivation Method Engineering is defined as the engineering discipline to design, construct and adapt methods, techniques and tools for the development of Information Systems. S. Brinkkemper (1996)

5. Ralyté

7. KOGGE

9. Intensive use of MDD

11. 2of2 Overview of theproposal Software Platform Method Model Configured Method Model Method Process Support ProcessEngine references references references Method Product Support Method Base Asset Base Method Design Method Configuration Method Implementation MethodEngineer ModelTransformation

14. From a Methoddescriptiontoits CASE toolSoftware Platform Configured Method Model Method Process Support ProcessEngine Method Product Support ModelTransformation

16. The fragments of the method (tasks, products, roles)

17. The process of the method

18. Fragments and process parts can be designed:

19. From scratch

20. Based on existing fragments (from the Method Base)Method Base Method Design

22. EPF Composer editor

23. Method Base Repository (plugin)

24. Support to Method fragment Integration

25. Support to fragment search

26. Guide to Build the method model

28. New assets

29. Using the infrastructure provided by Eclipse (e.g. EMF)

30. Existing Software Assets

31. From the Asset Basereferences references references Asset Base Method Configuration

33. Support to task/product configuration

34. Support to asset search

35. Guide to Configure the Method Model

38. Valencian Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

39. EmbeddedSystems

40. Open Platform for the Engineering of Embedded Systems - itea2

42. 3of3 Real applicationcontexts Embedded Systems Caveat TINA Topcased UNISIM MFM Papyrus PLUM AGATHA MOSKitt4ME CADP Gene Auto ATL Frama-C SolFa Acceleo/Eclipse MTL Scenario:  Integration of disparate components  Ensuring long-term availability of critical/embedded systems  Target domains: automotive, avionics, aerospace, energy, health, telecom Componentsintegration, methodologyevolution, etc.

44. SPM Configuration & Implementation

45. SPM Execution4ME

47. MOSKitt environment used for both, the CAME and CASE part

48. The CASE tool:

49. Product part successfully supported by the Eclipse plugin architecture (providing the flexibility required by SME)

50. Process part common for all SPM’s

51. Big community behind the Eclipse project

53. Implementation of different approaches to SME

54. Project Report Automatic Generation

55. Process Variability Mechanisms

56. Integration with a BPMN2 engineXPand RAS